Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll

Coue's Arctic Redpoll

Lapland Bunting

Sanderling

Purple Sandpiper

Short-eared Owl

Waxwing

Tuesday, 2 November 2010

On Monday I went back to Minsmere to try and photograph the Lapland Bunting as the forecast promised sunshine, it didn't disappoint and the Lap Bunt was in more or less the same spot as the previous day.
Then as I was photographing the Bunting a message came through that the King Eider was "on the beach" at Dunwich, so I turned tail to head back up the beach, as I reached the end of North wall, a group of people had already gathered, Richard D. John G. Heather, Liz and Mick M eyes fixed to their scopes and bins peering Northward to Dunwich cliffs, Heather kindly offered me a view through her scope, there he was in all his glory for this was not the bird I had seen a couple of weeks ago, he had completely changed the head colouration was that of a second year bird not a first year bird as originally reported, then to my surprise and disappointment he flew out to sea, only to veer round again and landed on the sea about 50 yards out. So off I went in hot pursuit to try and photograph this change in this now not so drab and boring duck.

I was joined by Robin H and Jon G who also had cameras at the ready, although for most of the time he was in front of us, he remained asleep, slowly drifting northeastwards, however the sun did continue to shine, a superb Monday morning.